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<h1 id="index">Index &ndash; Symbols</h1>

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    ! (exclamation)

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        <li><a href="library/cmd.html#index-0">in a command interpreter</a>
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        <li><a href="library/curses.ascii.html#index-0">in curses module</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-24">in formatted string literal</a>
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        <li><a href="library/fnmatch.html#index-2">in glob-style wildcards</a>, <a href="library/glob.html#index-1">[1]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-2">in string formatting</a>
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        <li><a href="library/struct.html#index-1">in struct format strings</a>
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      <li><a href="library/pdb.html#pdbcommand-!">! (pdb command)</a>
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    !=

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        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-7">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-77">[1]</a>
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    &#34; (double quote)

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        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-16">string literal</a>
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    &#34;&#34;&#34;

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        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-17">string literal</a>
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    # (hash)

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        <li><a href="library/site.html#index-2">comment</a>, <a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-4">[1]</a>, <a href="tutorial/introduction.html#index-0">[2]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/doctest.html#index-4">in doctests</a>
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        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-35">in printf-style formatting</a>, <a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-45">[1]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-36">in regular expressions</a>
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        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-5">in string formatting</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-5">source encoding declaration</a>
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    $ (dollar)

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        <li><a href="library/os.path.html#index-8">environment variables expansion</a>
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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-2">in regular expressions</a>
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        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-11">in template strings</a>
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        <li><a href="library/configparser.html#index-2">interpolation in configuration files</a>
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    % (percent)

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        <li><a href="library/datetime.html#index-0">datetime format</a>, <a href="library/time.html#index-11">[1]</a>, <a href="library/time.html#index-9">[2]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/os.path.html#index-8">environment variables expansion (Windows)</a>, <a href="library/winreg.html#index-0">[1]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/configparser.html#index-1">interpolation in configuration files</a>
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        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-13">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-68">[1]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-33">printf-style formatting</a>, <a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-43">[1]</a>
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    %=

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        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
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    &amp; (ampersand)

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        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-16">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-74">[1]</a>
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    &amp;=

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        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
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    &#39; (single quote)

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    &#39;&#39;&#39;

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    () (parentheses)

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        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-47">call</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-30">class definition</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-19">function definition</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-22">generator expression</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-6">in assignment target list</a>
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        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-34">in printf-style formatting</a>, <a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-44">[1]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-14">in regular expressions</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-8">tuple display</a>
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    (?

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-15">in regular expressions</a>
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    (?!

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-21">in regular expressions</a>
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    (?#

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-19">in regular expressions</a>
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    (?:

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-16">in regular expressions</a>
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    (?&lt;!

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-23">in regular expressions</a>
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      <li>
    (?&lt;=

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-22">in regular expressions</a>
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      <li>
    (?=

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-20">in regular expressions</a>
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    (?P&lt;

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-17">in regular expressions</a>
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      <li>
    (?P=

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        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-18">in regular expressions</a>
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    * (asterisk)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-22">function definition</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-37">import statement</a>
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        <li><a href="library/argparse.html#index-1">in argparse module</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-6">in assignment target list</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/ast.html#index-1">in AST grammar</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-92">in expression lists</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-49">in function calls</a>, <a href="tutorial/controlflow.html#index-2">[1]</a>
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        <li><a href="library/fnmatch.html#index-2">in glob-style wildcards</a>, <a href="library/glob.html#index-1">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-34">in printf-style formatting</a>, <a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-44">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-3">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-13">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-65">[1]</a>
</li>
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    **

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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-22">function definition</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-18">in dictionary displays</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-50">in function calls</a>, <a href="tutorial/controlflow.html#index-3">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/glob.html#index-2">in glob-style wildcards</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-13">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-58">[1]</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    **=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    *=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    *?

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-6">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    + (plus)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-13">binary operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-69">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/argparse.html#index-2">in argparse module</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/doctest.html#index-4">in doctests</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-35">in printf-style formatting</a>, <a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-45">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-4">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-4">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-13">unary operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-61">[1]</a>
</li>
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    +=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
</li>
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    +?

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-6">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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      <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-10">, (comma)</a>

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-47">argument list</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-30">expression list</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-15">[1]</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-16">[2]</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-90">[3]</a>, <a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-18">[4]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-43">identifier list</a>, <a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-45">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-34">import statement</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-17">in dictionary displays</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-6">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-6">in target list</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-19">parameter list</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-44">slicing</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-16">with statement</a>
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      <li>
    - (minus)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-13">binary operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-70">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/doctest.html#index-4">in doctests</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/fnmatch.html#index-2">in glob-style wildcards</a>, <a href="library/glob.html#index-1">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-35">in printf-style formatting</a>, <a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-45">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-10">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-4">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-13">unary operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-60">[1]</a>
</li>
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    --annotate

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    --best

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        <li><a href="library/gzip.html#cmdoption-gzip-best">gzip command line option</a>
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    --buffer

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    --catch

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    --check-hash-based-pycs default|always|never

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    --compress

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    --count

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    --coverdir=&lt;dir&gt;

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    --create &lt;tarfile&gt; &lt;source1&gt; ... &lt;sourceN&gt;

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    --decompress

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    --details

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    --exact

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    --extract &lt;tarfile&gt; [&lt;output_dir&gt;]

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    --failfast

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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-10">compound statement</a>, <a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-16">[1]</a>, <a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-19">[2]</a>, <a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-3">[3]</a>, <a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-30">[4]</a>, <a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-4">[5]</a>, <a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-6">[6]</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-24">function annotations</a>, <a href="tutorial/controlflow.html#index-5">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-17">in dictionary expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-24">in formatted string literal</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/sqlite3.html#index-3">in SQL statements</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-2">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-89">lambda expression</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/os.html#index-43">path separator (POSIX)</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-44">slicing</a>
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      <li><a href="library/os.html#index-43">; (semicolon)</a>, <a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-1">[1]</a>
</li>
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    &lt; (less)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-3">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/struct.html#index-1">in struct format strings</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-7">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-77">[1]</a>
</li>
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    &lt;&lt;

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-16">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-71">[1]</a>
</li>
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    &lt;&lt;=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
</li>
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    &lt;=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-7">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-77">[1]</a>
</li>
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      <li><a href="library/doctest.html#index-2">&lt;BLANKLINE&gt;</a>
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    = (equals)

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        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-4">assignment statement</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-24">for help in debugging using string literals</a>
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        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-21">function definition</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-47">in function calls</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-3">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/struct.html#index-1">in struct format strings</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    ==

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-7">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-77">[1]</a>
</li>
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    &gt; (greater)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-3">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/struct.html#index-1">in struct format strings</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-7">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-77">[1]</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    &gt;=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-7">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-77">[1]</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    &gt;&gt;

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-16">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-71">[1]</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    &gt;&gt;=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
</li>
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      <li><a href="glossary.html#term-0"><strong>&gt;&gt;&gt;</strong></a>

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/doctest.html#index-0">interpreter prompt</a>, <a href="library/sys.html#index-25">[1]</a>
</li>
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    ? (question mark)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/cmd.html#index-0">in a command interpreter</a>
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        <li><a href="library/argparse.html#index-0">in argparse module</a>
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        <li><a href="library/ast.html#index-0">in AST grammar</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/fnmatch.html#index-2">in glob-style wildcards</a>, <a href="library/glob.html#index-1">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-5">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/sqlite3.html#index-2">in SQL statements</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/struct.html#index-2">in struct format strings</a>, <a href="library/struct.html#index-3">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/codecs.html#index-1">replacement character</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    ??

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-6">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    @ (at)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-31">class definition</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/compound_stmts.html#index-20">function definition</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/struct.html#index-1">in struct format strings</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-66">operator</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    [] (square brackets)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-6">in assignment target list</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/fnmatch.html#index-2">in glob-style wildcards</a>, <a href="library/glob.html#index-1">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-9">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-2">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-15">list expression</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-41">subscription</a>
</li>
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    \ (backslash)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/codecs.html#index-1">escape sequence</a>, <a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-22">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/os.html#index-40">in pathnames (Windows)</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-11">in regular expressions</a>, <a href="library/re.html#index-24">[1]</a>, <a href="library/re.html#index-8">[2]</a>
</li>
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    \\

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</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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    \A

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</li>
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    \a

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</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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    \B

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    \b

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</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-26">in regular expressions</a>, <a href="library/re.html#index-35">[1]</a>
</li>
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    \D

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    \d

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</li>
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    \f

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</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    \g

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</li>
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    \N

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        <li><a href="library/codecs.html#index-1">escape sequence</a>, <a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-22">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    \n

      <ul>
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</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    \r

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        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-22">escape sequence</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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    \S

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    \s

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    \t

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</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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    \U

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/codecs.html#index-1">escape sequence</a>, <a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-22">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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    \u

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/codecs.html#index-1">escape sequence</a>, <a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-22">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    \v

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-22">escape sequence</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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      <li>
    \W

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-33">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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    \w

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-32">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
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    \x

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/codecs.html#index-1">escape sequence</a>, <a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-22">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-35">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    \Z

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-34">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    ^ (caret)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/curses.ascii.html#index-0">in curses module</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-1">in regular expressions</a>, <a href="library/re.html#index-12">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-3">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/doctest.html#index-1">marker</a>, <a href="library/traceback.html#index-1">[1]</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-16">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-75">[1]</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    ^=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    {} (curly brackets)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-17">dictionary expression</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/lexical_analysis.html#index-24">in formatted string literal</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-7">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/string.html#index-2">in string formatting</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="reference/expressions.html#index-16">set expression</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    | (vertical bar)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/re.html#index-13">in regular expressions</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-16">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-76">[1]</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    |=

      <ul>
        <li><a href="reference/simple_stmts.html#index-14">augmented assignment</a>
</li>
      </ul></li>
      <li>
    ~ (tilde)

      <ul>
        <li><a href="library/os.path.html#index-1">home directory expansion</a>
</li>
        <li><a href="library/stdtypes.html#index-16">operator</a>, <a href="reference/expressions.html#index-62">[1]</a>
</li>
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